The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism: Conversion, Contestation, and Memory
This book explores the Buddhist role in the formation of Tibetan religious thought and identity. In three major sections, the author examines Tibet's eighth-century conversion, sources of dispute within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and the continuing revelation of the teaching in both doctrine and myth.
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The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism: Conversion, Contestation, and Memory
This book explores the Buddhist role in the formation of Tibetan religious thought and identity. In three major sections, the author examines Tibet's eighth-century conversion, sources of dispute within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and the continuing revelation of the teaching in both doctrine and myth.
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The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism: Conversion, Contestation, and Memory

The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism: Conversion, Contestation, and Memory

by Matthew T. Kapstein
The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism: Conversion, Contestation, and Memory

The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism: Conversion, Contestation, and Memory

by Matthew T. Kapstein

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This book explores the Buddhist role in the formation of Tibetan religious thought and identity. In three major sections, the author examines Tibet's eighth-century conversion, sources of dispute within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and the continuing revelation of the teaching in both doctrine and myth.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780195131222
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 09/21/2000
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)
Lexile: 1780L (what's this?)
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